metacraton

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English

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Etymology

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From meta- +‎ craton.

Noun

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metacraton (plural metacratons)

  1. (geology) A craton that has been remobilized during an orogenic event but is still recognizable dominantly through its rheological, geochronological and isotopic characteristics.

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